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D&D @ AAPLD

DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS IS COMING TO AAPLD THIS SUMMER! Work with an experienced Dungeon Master to create your characters, forge your own path, and conquer all the lands! If the Dungeons & Dragons One Shot Series is popular, it will become a staple club at AAPLD, where instead of One Shots, we will begin to run our very own campaign. […]

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Teen Survey

We want to provide materials, services, and put on programs YOU want! Providing your thoughts and feedback during this quick survey will help the Teen Outreach and Programming Librarian and other staff members provide the best services and programs possible. Help make THIS library YOUR library by taking the survey HERE.   Upcoming Programs: Library Volunteens – RO Tuesday, May […]

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Spring Break 2025 @ AAPLD

WHEN IS SPRING BREAK? Come to the library for a place to hang out or participate in some fun activities during your Spring Break! Study Spaces: Private Study Rooms Please call us directly at 847-458-6060 extension 143 to reserve your study room. Study rooms are open to the public. Reserve a study room for up to 2 hours a day, […]

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Finals Week @ AAPLD

Finals Week Survival Kits If you are in the library studying for finals this week, be sure to grab a survival kit from us in the teen room! Available from 12/15-12/20, or while supplies last. Winter Reading: Slow Down and Read Signup starts December 16th! You can sign-up online using Beanstack either as a website or as a mobile app. The […]

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Summer Reading Update

We are just shy of Week 2 of Read Among the Stars and Algonquin teens are shining bright! Just eleven days into the program and we already have 180 teenagers have signed up for summer reading. Last fall the American Library Association reported that Gen Z is using public libraries more than pervious generations (full article linked here). Aaannnd we […]

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Tis the Season for Madrigals!

The annual Jacobs High School Madrigals Performance will be Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 from 4-5pm in the downstairs meeting room. This shortened rendition of their Madrigal dinner experience is free to all members of the public. Don’t want to drive all the way across the Fox River? Completely understandable. Catch the Dundee Crown Varsity Choir for free at our Eastgate […]

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Banned Books Week

This year, Banned Books Week is October 1st – October 7th. The Algonquin Library has a couple special things planned in September & October to celebrate the 1st Amendment, which can be seen at the end of this post. If you have witnessed book challenges, removals, or general censorship, please report it to the American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual […]

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Spring Break @ AAPLD

Early Vote for a Volunteer Hour Email a photo with your “I Voted” sticker to teen@aapld.org Monday March 27th – Friday, March 31st Did you know that four spots on the District 300 School Board are up for election this spring? Help decide the future for your younger siblings and friends! If you are 18 years old and a registered […]